Prey‘s fascinating sci-fi world is filled with unique weapons, terrifying creatures, and special human modifying abilities that aim to level the ledger. The Talos I in Preyhas invented the Neuromod, which allows humans to enhance their skills and abilities beyond known capabilities.

Neuromods are extremely rare, and shouldn’t be used lightly. They are used to help upgrade your abilities, and while they aren’t a complete necessity — and you’ll earn a special Achievement if you don’t install any — it’s important that you activate the right ones at the right time, relative to your own playstyle.

So let’s take a look at Neuromods and abilities in Prey, starting off with some of the achievements and trophies available.

Know Thy Self

Acquire A Human Ability

10/Bronze

Know Thine Enemy

Acquire a Typhon power

10/Bronze

No Needles

Complete the game without acquiring either a Typhon or human ability

90/Gold

Split Affinity

Complete the game having acquired only Typhon powers, and a second time acquiring only human abilities

Human abilities in Prey are unlocked from the moment you acquire your very first Neuromod. Bring up the TranScribe (Y/Triangle) to see the abilities across the following skill trees: Scientist, Engineer, and Security.

Some abilities will be available right from the start, while others will require you have met certain prerequisites before being able to unlock them.

As for Typhon abilities, that’s where the action gets very interesting. You’ll need to first obtain the Psychoscope in Psychotronics before you can use these abilities. You’ll need to scan Typhons to actually be able to add certain abilities to the skill tree. Stay tuned and check out our Prey wiki for an updated guide on Typhon abilities.

Gaetano Prestia Editor in Chief

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